Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-09
SHAMEFUL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE
.s'G lBODYKE EVICTIoNS. : 20
.s.I'.F
Scenes That Should Make Any Chris
tian Sweat Blood. -'''i
Brave Women Defending Their Little
Homes in Gallant Style. .s
Soldiers Used 70 Guard Cowards Who
Smash to pieces the Small Store of
Furniture Possessed byWidows
and Orphans.
Especial pispatch to the Enquirer.)

New YORK, June 3.-The Evening
Post in special cable from Bodyke,
ireland, has. a graphic description of
evictions from two cabins. of which the
following is synopsis: "a large body
of relocated fusileers and the constab-
uIary guarded the crowbar or 'emer-
gency' men who were to do the destroy
ing. Hundreds of peasants, from far
and near, stood by and roundly cursed
the evictors. The soldiers encircled the
cabin, and an instantlater dozen crow
bars went into the mud and plaster
wall. Almost simultaneously a
'- STORM OF EMIGRATION - '--.
broke from the crowd which made every
other sound inaudible The emergency
men worked with a will. Stones and
great fragments of plaster ratified down
from the wall. III five minutes gap
was opened big enough to admit man.
In went the baliffs and out came John
Liddy, the tenant, the din redOubling
at his appearance. The eviction began
by handing out few bits of small furn-
iture, a can of milk and a bundle of
flowers. These last were characteristic
ally seized and kept by Michael Davitt
as touching memento Of the occasion.
climbed thro ugh the hole. The sight
was pitiful. A bedstead, an interesting
old cupboard seven or eight feet high
andother things were being smashed up
by blows of the sledges. When the
vandalism was finished the emergency
men were escorted away, followed by
the screaming crowd. One man and
one little group remained. The man
was John Liddy, who stood gazing
blankly at the piled up heap of his
l.. DEMOLISHED FURNITURE. r
The group consisted of his wife, with
streaming eyes, grasping pretty, fair
haired child of about four years, Mich
aeI Davitt, with tears in his eyes, was
comforting them and dividing his
flowers with them. .--
-"Widow McNamara's cabin was the
next point attacked, and an opening
three feet by two was made in the wall.
When at last n big block. fell in, raising
cloud of dust, the sheriff shouted
Get in, men; get in.'
"But saying and doing were different
things. The hole was filled by the faces
of the family three study young fell
IOWSts tWO u1c stOOhiuS young WphlCiii
and the pleasant old face of the eighty
year-old widow, surrounded with its
white drilled cap, in the back ground.
There they all stood shoulder to shoul-
der. It was evident from their set teet
and flashing eyes that they had not the
slightest idea of giving way. +.
"'Get in, my men, get ins will you?'
yelled the leader. ..-.
mot they; there was second pause.
Then the Constables grasped their rifles
and sprang forward. Instantly all was
Babel Several Engiishmen present,
carried away by their feelings, inter-
posed between the tenants and the
police, yelling at the top of their voices
to make themselves heard above the
elamor, and told the officer he must
not act thus. The first person to enter
must by law be Bailiff,, not the police.
But it was too late. The royal Irish
are not men who hesitate. Three of
them leaped at the gap. The men and
WOMEN INSIDE FOUGHT LIKE TIGERS
To push them back. Fora moment all
was confusion. Then the Constables
were in and the crowbar men entered
in their wake. Then the women inside
got hold of the crowbars and flung them
out. I entered thehouse now and found
struggle beginning between the ten
ants and the Sheriff.
"'Let them put you OUT Don't
STIR yelled a half-dozen voices through
the opening. Mr.. Davitt's voice was
audible above them all, exhorting the
old woman in Irish, so MS not to be un-
n Iorctaa1 To En III h. hoI Il
force them to carry her out. The men
seized her, and her sons sprang forward
to. .-,. a-. 81
PROTECT THEIR MOTHER.
Once more all was dust and curses. The
old woman conquered and retired,
breathless but unevicted, into corner,
while the brave bailiff turned to the
two daughters.
"There is perhaps no reason why /
should not add that at this point of the
proceedings had the pleasure of ex-
changing a few blows with one of the
crowbar men whom saw strike Kate
MacNamara with his fist on the breast,
and who attempted to strike me when
l stepped between them. Here Colonel
Turner showed the only signs of strong
feeling he exhibited during the day by
sharply informing, me, If you obstruct
my men, sir, I'll have you out of this
house directly / apologized and ex-
planned.
"At last the end came. The tenants
were hustled to the opening. Crocker
put his broad shoulders behind them;
the crowbar men piled themselves
against him; out they all went with q
rush. There was one more h33A
DRAMATIC INCIDENT. =
NO sooner was the Plucky Kate Mac
Namara in the open air than she sprang
upon the ruins of her home, beckoning
for silence with herIhand, and shouted
slowly, at the top of her voice, Three
cheers for the plan OF campaign /
have never heard such cheers in my
'life." ~ d*~A sfs ss' %S -
aAfast sFfJ sfgGsst 8c1iaE
1t was at breakfast, and,slittle Nelly.
who was q regular rhatterbox, had
scarcely ceased talking. t'Nel1y, dear" I"
said her grand dmamma,, syou talk too
much. You done Ana me talking
every minute.p mo, gran'ma; but
IyoH know you've lived a, good, deal
longer than I have, and have had time
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